My 10 yr old says " service was great and the food was excellent " I say, always a smile, very curtius. read more

Miguels Jr - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Their food is the best ever. Been eating it since 1982 when I lived in Corona and Maria (the wife) would come over to your table and sit down to visit with you...BUT STOP WATERING DOWN YOUR SALSA...I have to drink it out of the small plastic cup ... can't even pick any up with a chip....that's not how you became so famous. Please...please listen to me. It's such a disappointment. read more

I was in line at the highly over rated Taco Mesa on 19th for five minutes before I realized I would be there another five just to put my order in before I walked out the door and headed down to 17th street knowing I would find some thing quick and delicious and I was SO not disappointed! I ordered my shredded beef quesadilla for $5.89 at 9:00pm and was finished eating it by 9:10! It was SO delicious and exactly what I need in the time I needed it! Thank you Miguel JR! read more

I recently used the drive thru and when I got home, I found that the order was wrong. I called and spoke with Leslie and she offered to redo the order if I came to pick it up. To my surprise, when I got there she provided the right order and refunded my money so the meal was free. Great customer service. Thank you Leslie read more

Yo it says it's fast food but it seriously taste like Mexican diabetic food ! It's not good. Taco Bell , del taco taste way better . I rather starve than eat here . If you want healthy food than come here the food taste so bland . Me and my homie had to throw away our grub after two bites . read more

I wanna love this place so bad!!!!!! It's so near me... in concept, great menu... Sadly, execution is nowhere near consistent. Some days, I've gotten decent (albeit slightly overpriced) Mexican fast food. Others, I wonder wtf I even bothered coming back. Meh, there are is at better Mexican places less than half a mile radius from this restaurant. I'd rather put my money towards that. read more

This Miguel's jr. Tastes nothing like the Miguel's jr. Locations in corona. I wish they would improve their ingredient quality

Mexican food? Wtf.. that's like calling panda express authentic Chinese... and honestly if i wanted to eat fake mex food, taco bell is way better then this shit..green chili pork tasted like can shit and beans too, and quesadillas are a nasty joke.. and don't get me started on your chicken salad, dry and gross.. Out of almost 60$ Shit. Lucky im never in fighting moods anymore. Sincerely , Mrs Disgusted read more

love their tacos. i'm trying to love the burritos but they add sooooooo much rice and beans lol. I try asking for half the the amount, or "light" and it's still too much lol. anyone know what I need to order to get this right? lol read more

Food was good except they cant seem to hand out the right hot sauces! You ask for green and you get red. You ask for red and you get green! Guess i will have to tell them the opposite to get what i really want! read more

Was in the area and decided to give this place a try. Ordered a chorizo breakfast burrito. It was not good, I wouldn't order again. I felt like it was all beans and cheese. There was barely any eggs or chorizo. The beans and potatoes were just ok, not very much flavor. I don't know if I'd return here or not, but if I did would maybe try something else. Breakfast burritos maybe aren't their Forte. The drive thru service was quick. read more

Worse pureed guacamole (like runny soup) no one at the party would touch it. And worse salsa ever. Its pureed also ! YUK !!

This is the best Mexican food around! Great customer service, great food! We haven't eaten anything there that we didn't like... It's our go to place! read more

Shredded Chicken Tacos! Can't get enough. Love them. Carne Asada are good, too. But we like the chicken tacos best! Fresh, good combo between corn tortillas and chicken. Reasonable prices. Friendly staff. Costa Mesa and Orange locations read more

I picked up some burritos for the raider game and my gosh you can taste the freshness! We got shredded beef burritos. El Potato and Original! I give them 4 stars on how flavorful the shredded beef, how fresh, and quality! Not 5 stars because they are on the smaller side for $6.69. Overall soooo goood!! read more

Absolutely love Miguels Jr!! Delicious food, hospitable staff!!! Amazing management team! Generous hearts!!! They donated burrito gift cards to Hoag Hospital staff!!! And we donated fresh burritos for their staff!! read more

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Super yummy, fast, cheap. Love the coffee horchata and garbage burrito. I go like once a week.

I've tried this place 2x and in different citys and both times its sucked there is no flavor to the food the salsa is bland it's way over priced for what they give you. At first I thought it was maybe the cook in the city I was in but then I tried it again and it was the same issue. read more

These people all have great customer service every time I go. It's so noticeable that they go above and beyond. Once I had a tiny issue with an order and the manager was so accommodating and kind. You can tell he sets a great example for his employees. Such good food and good vibes here. Definitely recommend! Also, try any of their burritos "wet style" with a side of lettuce read more

the breakfast burrito is delicious, but if you have rotten potatoes, you should not put them for people to eat them read more

Miguels Jr - rotten potatoes - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

The food is always fast and staff is super friendly not like at other places like taco bell and del taco where they don't even speak but they do speak thru mental telepathy. Special shout out to Bryan who always goes over and above and a shout out to Mike and Mary who came up with that hot sauce recipe. Could sell II easily in mass read more

It's really good food. But every time I do Uber eats through them they always mess up my order. I ordered a bean and cheese with extra cheese and sour cream but they forgot the extra cheese and the sour cream. I got a garbage burrito green chili but it with no meat in it either. I don't know what's going on if it's a language Or reading Barrier. But this stops me from giving it from five stars. The food is really awesome! read more

So sad to say my friends were right about this place...I love the parent restaurant in Corona and used to eat there whenever I was in the area for business, but NO ONE would go to Miguel's Jr. With me and I just didn't get it, so today, I went in alone for lunch. I ordered the carne asada garbage burrito and was expecting a multi lb. gargantuan of a meal that I couldn't even finish half of for $12....not so much. Surprised by the modest size of what arrived, I thought...."it MUST be full of meat to be so small and so pricey" and I proceeded to cut it in half for more manageable eating....the meat inside was RAW!!! Not rare, not lightly cooked, but STRAIGHT OFF THE COW RAW. Now, seeing that I am currently pregnant, this not only freaked me out but also posed a serious health risk to both myself and my growing baby girl....upon bringing it back to the counter the manager Tried repeatedly to inform me that it was "rare" and not RAW....she then asked if I wanted it "well done"? Wtf, how about just plain old cooked? Seriously people? Despite my stomach turning, I was in a rush to get to a meeting, it was 1pm and I hadn't eaten a thing all day...my pregnant girls and moms know what that sort of desperation is like, so I let them try again. I was absolutely unimpressed with what came out...SLOP. Chewy, still undercooked meat, not a trace of cheese anywhere and wet lettuce, rice and beans, all wrapped up in an undercooked half-raw tortilla. I don't recall ever eating a raw flour tortilla, but I do know I DO NOT recommend it...not tasty, more pasty. Sad to say, I won't be back and I will never ask any of my friend again to venture to Miguel's Jr. The family really needs to enforce tighter restrictions to make this place as good as their mainstays further east. read more

I live in Irvine but go out of my way to come to Miguel's! My favorite is the El Potato shredded beef burrito. Also the Chicken Tacos are amazing. Love the hot sauce too! read more

I was down by Triangle Square in Costa Mesa and my coworker and I were looking for a place to get a quick bite to eat before heading back to work. On the corner of 17th and Newport Blvd. is a Miguel's Jr. I've never heard of it but my coworker said there were a few locations in the IE and she loved them. So we decided to give it a try. Their menu is tacos, burritos, salads and nachos. I got a bean and cheese burrito. For something so simple it was really good. The refried beans tasted homemade and were great! I would go back and try the tacos as I heard people raving about them in the next booth. The salsa bar is excellent too. The salsa I tasted had great flavor and good heat to it. For a chain fast food place, I liked it. It was clean and food was really good. read more

Do not waste your time!!!!! this place is a joke! Homestyle mexican got my attention however nothing was homestyle, the guac was out of a can!! the beans were popped out of one too. The street tacos were pathetic. This is mexican food how can these people be doing so well? Go to toro bravo on 19th and experience some real authentic HOMESTYLE mexican food. Ill give them one thing they did their demographic research only dumb, stupid, lame costa/newps yuppies would check this place out and yes i fell for the trap and long lines Im an idiot. i didn't see any of my south of the border friends enjoying this HOMESTYLE crap. Im sorry toro bravo i wont make this kind of mistake again, i should of known better being aware it came out of the butt hole of the earth I.E. *the above was typed out by my husband. His first ever yelp review, and probably his last....but he was pissed. By the way, he's eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich right now to try and soak up some of his sorrows. read more

I love Miguel's Jr! It's basically one step above fast food. I usually get their shredded beef tacos with rice & refried beans -which are excellent! Their hot sauce is also a favorite...somebody I know was actually considering caring some around to pour over food at other restaurants:P I have to say this location is my favorite. It has a nice big, roomy patio with a center gas fire pit. Plenty of room inside too. I also love their whole image...their ads posted around inside are hilarious...and the animated talking tortilla chip with mustache is awesome! There's just one thing I don't like...really don't like...is their choice of music:/ But I'm glad to hear that there is a new location being built in Orange. I hope to see more pop up...everywhere:D read more

Miguels Jr - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Everyone giving this place one or two stars should just go back to Del Taco. Miguels Jr is Awesome. Super fresh tortillas and amazing salsa. You need to know what to order though, the combos (enchiladas, ect) are nothing special. Here are my favorites--make sure to use lots of red salsa on these: 1. All-meat Chicken burrito (this used to be on the menu like 15 years ago but they took it off, you have to ask for it now). 2.Bean rice AND CHEESE burrito. You have to order it with cheese dummies. 3. Chicken Garbage burrito. 4. Chicken taco. read more

It was almost 10 pm, I was at Sprouts about to buy a vegetarian sandwich and I suddenly had the most intense craving for Mexican food. The sandwich guy told me to try Miguel's Jr. No vegetarian beans? I told them to pretend that they never told me and just give me a burrito sans meat. Although I've been veggie for over 20 years, I was too starving to make a rational choice. Miguel's has a whopping total of zero items of actual vegetarian food on the menu. This is 17th street in Southern California people! Can't you just make some vegetarian black beans to sub in on the burritos for the cruelty-conscience among us? When I first moved to the Mission District in San Francisco I gained almost 10 pounds (not proud) as a result of the authentic Mexican food. Guess what? Those taquerias had an option for vegetarian beans. I felt discriminated against. No vegetarians allowed. My fake-vegetarian burrito was ok....it needed to be microwaved at the house though because I'm a freak show and I like my cheese and beans all melty on the inside. REAAALLLY filling. Like, I feel totally sick and I only ate half. So if you are really hungry when you get a burrito from here be careful it's apparently pretty easy to overdo it. And I'm not one of those girls with a small appetite. Excuse me while I go lay on the couch and clutch my stomach for the foreseeable future. Wish I would have just bought that 3.99 sandwich from Sprouts..... I guess an improvement on the Taco Bell that used to be here. I'm all about local business. But at least Taco Bell has vegetarian options. Best part was definitely the friendly and quick service. The staff made some pretty hilarious jokes while I was at the drive-thru waiting to be disappointed by my dinner. read more

First of all, I gotta admit this review will lean biased towards Miguels Jr. I grew up on MJR in Corona back in the days when Corona High School WAS the only High School, pre 1990's. If you grew up in Corona or went to Jr. & then HS in Corona or even Norco then you KNEW MJR. This is a local joint & this is their first attempt to finally break the RIverside area & venture out towards OC. Mexican food in general is extremely local based in my opinion. Everyone in their neighborhood thinks they have the best Mexican joint in the world. If you grew up in Santa Ana it was probably Super Antijitos, grew up in Anaheim it was probably Alberto's. So there's going to be some SERIOUS HATING going on, on this post. Do yourself a favor throw out any 5 stars because those are most likely local Coronians boosting the star count & throw out the 1 & 2 stars because those are the locale haters who think Taco Bell is THEE best Mexican food in the world or they think they're like paid connoisseurs or something! This place will be popular in Newport in another 10 years, when the current crop of Jr. High Schoolers move up to High School & start driving off campus for lunch. That's pretty much how we all discovered it in Corona. That and the fact that back then you could have less than 2.50 get a huge bean & cheese & med coke! The parking is HUUUGE & I think the owners anticipated this will be a hang out place (smart) for the 21 & under crowd after some late night partying. Once again, same as before when I was in school. Don't expect much if you're not used to the shredded beef/chicken style of Mexican food. If you're looking for boil in the bag meat then take your ass to Taco Bell. FYI: The hot sauce.......is NOT hot, it's meant to be salsa to be honest. It's for flavor not for heat so don't get the sauce thinking it's going to be hot in any particular way! And it's NOT the pico de gallo type crap like at El Pollo Loco so don't expect that either. My recommendations are always going to be the shredded beef taco's & the shredded beef, rice & cheese burrito. You can make any burrito you want, I had friends do pork, potato & cheese (yuck) & raved it about. The colorado style burritos are good too but don't try eating this in the car. Too messy. Like I said I'm a biased fan because I grew up on it & it brings back memories of the good old days. But it can't be a favorite among many in the IE without being somewhat decent of a place to grub! IMO, this MJR reminds me of Big O pizza. BIg O get's mad crazy good reviews but I noticed everyone that give it 5 stars grew up in the area, went to school in the area so that's what they knew. I tried it & wasn't that impressed. Just keep that in mind & keep an open mind. read more

Miguel's is by far one of my favorite Mexican places. But don't expect it to be like everywhere else you've been before. I wouldn't say that their tacos are the best because I know I've had more flavorful authentic tacos at little taco joints. But I also don't always trust the cleanliness of the very yummy "hole-in-the-wall" taco joints. As one other yelper said, stick to the basics. This is so true and if you do, you won't be disappointed with Miguel's. Their pork, potato and cheese burrito (I believe they call it the El Potato burrito now) is excellent. But their bean, rice and cheese burrito with their hot sauce has to be one of the best things I've ever eaten! I looove their beans, their rice, and even their tortillas! And their hot sauce is just so perfect with their food. I can't explain it, but something about them is just so simple and amazing. I grew up in Corona but I live in Salt Lake City now and I dream of Miguel's Jr burritos! California people don't realize how lucky they are to have it so readily available all the time. I usually stock up and throw a few burritos in my luggage to bring back to Utah :) And I even got my husband hooked. My advice would be to give this place a chance and stick with their BRC burritos and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. And I'm not sure why people are saying this place is overpriced. It's $2.29 for a BRC! That's pretty damn good people! I know it's Mexican food, but it's not IN Mexico! Not to mention their burritos are quite large too. Are people really that cheap that they think that is too expensive?! "Wow" is all I have to say to that. read more

Please listen people, this place is for bland craving white people. I feel sorry for the Hispanics that work here having to eat this on their break. I ordered two burritos the green pig and the hrc breakfast burrito- I asked for no rice but got it anyway, but no stars deducted for that. Both items were bland and I tried both salsas which also were bland. Good customer service and very clean restaurant gets it the two stars. read more

My friend and I just got out of a show (Grouplove) and were feeling slightly tipsy and hungry from the heavier pours at the Observatory music venue. We hopped in a cab as she raved about Miguel's and how it's iconic for her hometown in Corona. We ask the driver to take us through the drive-thru and then let our eyes do the ordering. I ordered the Miguel's Jr Original (Since 1975) and a hard taco. The burrito was large and the handfuls of hot sauce we asked for was smothered all over it. It was now my version of a wet burrito. I really like the hard taco more though. The shells weren't pre-packaged like what you'd find at Taco Bell but it was actually deep fried. Neither are the healthiest to eat, but when you let the liquor do the talking - it's almost your salvation. Now I'm not usually one to review "fast food" but since this place started up as only one restaurant, I felt it could qualify. read more

I tried this place twice and couldn't believe how bad the food was. I feel bad for writing this review but in the hope that the owners read it and make changes. I really want independent places to be successful in Costa Mesa but this place is going to go out of business. On the night before thanksgiving the place was dead and now I know why. Their signature burrito was only rice, beans and the meat. Nothing else, no vegetables. Not even chips. Take a look at Baja fish next door, or wahoos or taco Mesa for how a Mexican food place should be. Sorry but I will not go back read more

Came here for lunch with the co-workers. The food was good and we were served fast. Rated 4 stars because of the excellent staff - everyone was extremely nice and personable. Keep up the good work! *November 2013 read more

4.5 Stars! Authentic? No, but that's OK. Delicious? Yes Service w/ a smile? YES! This place has the speed of Taco Bell with the excellent service and food quality of a stand alone restaurant. Their tortillas are really fresh and better than you often find in an 'authentic' Mexican joint. I recommend the Bean, Rice, and Cheese burrito aka the BRC. Ask them to ADD the onion and cilantro that they serve on the side for No Charge! Oh, and make sure you get some red sauce. There is nothing overly special about it but i always seem to use more than i expect. It's not too hot but full of flavor. You can pay over twice as much for one of their more premium burritos but you won't get much more flavor. Trust me, stick with the BRC. For about 2.20 you will get a very large and flavorful burrito at a low cost. Heck, get two!!! Their cheese quesadilla is not too shabby either since it comes in one of their awesome tortillas. If you are looking for fast, delicious food to go then give these guys a try and you will be back for seconds. Their extended hours on Friday and Saturday are a big plus as well. You might finding yourself leaving the bar early just to ensure your cab driver can make it through the drive thru before closing. read more

Please never take my El Potato with shredded beef off the menu. I'd starve! Everything is good even just a bean and cheese burrito. Your winning with your new horchata coffee, many happy tastebuds. read more

I live really close to this location and tried it on the day that it opened. They were giving everyone free meals, which was a nice gesture but the quality of the food was lacking. I figured it was a result of working out the kinks and being incredibly busy. So I gave it another chance today and took my brother along. I ordered a chili verde burrito and cheese nachos and received a california chili burrito and a handful of nachos with about a tablespoon of half-melted cheese on three or four chips. My brother ordered and payed for a shredded beef quesadilla and received a child size cheese quesadilla. Needless to say we were unhappy with experience and won't be returning. I never thought I'd say this but, BRING BACK TACO BELL! read more

Don't look for mind blowing Mexican here and some reviews are so hard on this local IE gem...but do you get : - Freshly made meats without being from a frozen bag with preservatives too long to spell or pronouce - Freshly cut lettuce tomatoes...not from a plastic bag pre-cut and washed - Taco sauce that is made freshly and endearing varying from day to day - Service with a smile - A locally owned CA small company trying ever so hard Give it a chance and you'll see that Miguel's Jr will be on your 'quick fix' list !! That deserves fan-dom ! read more

This place has turned into my new post beach meal spot. I had been here once before and again this time I got the "Famous Garbage Burrito" and it was straight up delicious. I got it with chicken and enchilada style and I just wasn't ready. After a long day of soaking up the rays and swimming in the ocean this burrito returned me to my normal state. Filled with fresh veggies like lettuce and tomatoes plus guacamole and sour cream, along with it being one of the larger burritos I've seen around, it's a must have. Even with the enchilada sauce on top I added the green salsa from the salsa bar and damn it went from 0-100 real quick. The rice and beans inside are delicious and fresh and the chicken is moist and flavorful. Everything inside the burrito mixed perfectly and was a perfect temperature. Props to my boy Miguel for a kick ass burrito. Only downside is a little pricey $$$ read more